Perspectives on nation, identity and politics in the context of contemporary Kashmir: an interview with Nyla Ali Khan

The conversation with Dr Nyla Ali Khan focuses on the issue of Kashmir that has remained the most contested subject since the independence of India and Pakistan. The state of Jammu and Kashmir has a history that is unique owing to its socio-political conditions, demography and geography. It perhaps needs a very critical intervention by historians, litterateurs and politicians. The conversation emphasizes Dr Khan's views on Kashmir, Kashmiri, and Kashmiriyat, and the current socio-political situation of the region along with its history has been dismantled by the politics, militancy, and militaries of both the Nation-states of India and Pakistan.